Schmarrn
German, noun/ʃmaʁn/
Schmarrn is spelled S-C-H-M-A-R-R-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmarrn is a German masculine noun meaning “A dish of chopped or shredded baked goods; especially Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancake dessert)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gericht aus der bayrisch-österreichischen Küche; meist süß, es gibt aber auch deftige Varianten”.
What does Schmarrn mean in English?
noun
- 1
AustriamasculineA dish of chopped or shredded baked goods; especially Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancake dessert).
- 2
Austriacolloquialmasculinerubbish, nonsense
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gericht aus der bayrisch-österreichischen Küche; meist süß, es gibt aber auch deftige Varianten 2. unsinniges Gerede 3. geschmacklose oder minderwertige Ware
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schmarrn
- Schmarrns genitive
- Schmarren alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmarrn?
- /ʃmaʁn/
- [ʃmarn]
- [ʃmaʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schmarrn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schmarrn in German?
Schmarrn appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).